4155. Travel Stories by Dr Sing. Cabramatta Golf Club and North Turramurra Golf Club videos

Travel Stories by Dr Sing Kong Yuen. 

1.  A short video of the Cabramatta Golf Club on 25 November 2022 in the Spring season. It  is located in New South Wales, Australia. It is an 18-hole, par 70 tight parkland course with four very tough opening holes including 435m par 4 third.

Video of immaculate golf course with manicured fairways in Spring season. November is Spring season in Australia.  

Images of the following in the blog:

 Galah parrot on the course, flowering weeds, water fountains in one of the holes tee box area, trees with new leaves 

2.  'Royal North Turramurra' as it is affectionately known to locals is where many beginners and school students learn the game. The course enjoys a magnificent outlook onto Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, and is home to over 30 species of native animals and birds. For golfers, it’s a challenging and beautiful course which was extensively remodelled in 2016/17 as part of the North Turramurra Recreation Area project.

Jan 2023 video shows "new" course. Blue skies and serene views in this video. 

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'Royal North Turramurra' as it is affectionately known to locals is a great course where many beginners and school students learn the game. The course enjoys a magnificent outlook onto Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, and is home to over 30 species of native animals and birds. For golfers, it’s a challenging and beautiful course which was extensively remodelled in 2016/17 as part of the North Turramurra Recreation Area project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4155. Rapid decline in the number of butterflies and bees in Yio Chu Kang Crescent forest after Covid-19

25 Nov 2022:

From my observation during visits over the past 6 years, from 2016 - 2022, there are fewer species and numbers today.

Reasons:

1. Habitat degradation
1.1  Fewer flowers throughout their range.
      A large part of the forest path is dominated by ferns 

1.2  Frequent cutting and pruning of plants at the fringe of the forest

1.3  Frequent thermal fogging to kill mosquitoes

1.4  Construction of North South Corridors 

1.5  Climate change. Getting hotter in the past 2 years.  Butterflies don't lay eggs when it is too hot.

For example, monarchs in the U.S. Scientific American (scientificamerican.com) Mar 2022 - The Great Monarch Odyssey, pg 80, Scientific American, March 2022. 

Eastern monarch numbers have dropped 80% in the past 20 years because of habitat degradation. In Spring, every year, the butterflies leave their winter clusters near Mexcico City and head for northern latitudes to Canada to avoid the Summer heat of the south.   

 

In March, the monarchs that wintered in Mexico move north. In northern Mexico and the south U.S., they lay the eggs that will be the first generation of the next life cycle. 

Second generation in late May and early June are born. The South wll be too hot for monarchs, so those born there move north.

Third and fourth Generations emerge in late summer in the norther part of the monarch range in Canada. They will trek south again, starting in September. 

24 Nov 2022. At 9 am, I saw only two Chocolate Pansy butterflies in the Yio Chu Kang Crescent forest path plants. Used to see more than 10 during COVID-19 period of late 2020 - 2021. One or two yellow ones. That's all. Even dragonflies have declined in numbers. Saw two or three. Thermal fogging again in Seletar Bus Depot today (photo). Also done in this forest path. Plant cutting too. Tree pruning severely. Very few wild flowers. Even Bidens pilosa is few and small. Bees have had disappeared but small numbers are seen now.  No flowers - no butterflies. 
 
 

In September, they trek south from Canada again.

What is being done:
1. Rewilding

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Companion to Wildlife Gardening. Chris Baines

In the last century, bees have suffered the extinction of 2 species and a major decline in population.
Causes include:
 
1. Climate change
2. Intensive farming practice

3. Use of pesticides
4. Loss of habitat (loss of wildflower meadows)

4154. PHOTOGRAPHY subway platform doors

SINGAPORE - 23 NOV 2022: Somerset subway station is very busy as it is downtown. The platform doors with "Black Friday" advert are full-height and opened. The train doors are opening.
I focused on “Somerset”, Canon R5, AV Mode, F/8, ISO 400 

 SINGAPORE - 23 NOV 2022: Somerset subway station is very busy as it is in a downtown site. Platform doors (Black Friday adverts) are full-height and opened. Train doors are opening.

 

Purpose: To photograph Platform Doors (Black Friday Ads)Focus on “Somerset”. Canon R5, AV Mode, F/8, ISO 400Take photo just as the train doors open to show action and people

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4153. Photographer David Sing photo.

 

4152. The little girl had yellowish subcutaneous patches on her back - dream

24 Nov 2022: Thanksgiving

I dreamt that I was in a village. Attap huts and plantations. A thin girl with sad eyes and around 5 years old had large patches of yellowish liquid under her skin, most prominently on her back. Her younger sister full of health, did not want to play with her. She came to me for a cuddle. Sad big black eyes looked at me, as if asking me to help her. But what could I do?

"Mummy will give you another playmate," the village woman comforted her.  Her husband appeared and said, "You better keep your mouth shut, otherwise the government will take her away!" Why? I don't know as I woke up from this sad dream and it is the 4th Thursday of November - 24th of the month. It is Thanksgiving in Singapore.

 

4152. Photography with Oppo Reno 4 pro.

 

24 NOV 2022. SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY

Smartphone Oppo Reno 4 Pro comes with customised enhanced feature called Coloros. 

Image taken by a young lady, Michelle Wong using her Smartphone Oppo Reno 4 Pro which has the customised enhanced feature called Coloros.Today is 24 Nov 2022.

When I was on a European/American tour on this day, I was told that many workers had gone home for Thanksgiving celebration with families.Happy Thanksgiving Day to all. Anyone is celebrating today?

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4151. Photo of flag using handphone Huawei nova 2 lite

23 Nov 2022.  Malaysian elections on 19 Nov 2022


I learnt something new. The image WhatsApp by handphone Huawei nova 2 lite WhatsApp to me was small, but when sent by email, the file size was 2453 x 4904 @ 300 dpi exceeds 4 megapixels required by shutterstock.com.


The WhatsApp image was less than 4 megapixels. 

 

 

 

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4150. Photography of small-sized moths in the forest. Use tripod, DSLR

23 NOV 2022:
Very difficult to photograph moths of less than 1-cm wing span.
Tripod is needed.
Use AV Mode, ISO 400, F/8-11

 

Canon R5, AV Mode, F/8, ISO 400
TRIPOD 3 ft above moth
23 Nov 2022, 6.30 PM
Yio Chu Kang Cres forest
Moth not active at 6.30 PM.

Photography of small-sized moths in the forest. Use tripod, DSLR

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4149. Sharp photo from Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra of male Corgi in Singapore

23 Nov 2022.

Sharp photo from Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra of the male Corgi taken by a young lady in Singapore. Rays of sunlight add brightness to the coat colour.  The owner did not have to give treats. Her 2 year and 4 months old male Corgi will only need to talk to him and he will look at the camera!

As far as features go though, the Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a much more versatile camera array. While the iPhone 13 Pro Max offers a wide, main, and 2.5x telephoto sensor that all come in at 12MP, Samsung comes in swinging with a wide, a huge 108MP standard, 3x optical telephoto, 10x optical telephoto, and a laser-guided focus system.

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra specs

CAMERA

 Rear:
- Wide-angle: 108MP, ƒ/1.8, 0.8µm with OIS and phase-detection AF
- Telephoto: 10MP, ƒ/2.4, 1.22µm with OIS, dual-pixel AF, and 3x optical zoom
- Telephoto: 10MP, ƒ/4.9, 1.22µm with OIS, dual-pixel AF, and 10x optical zoom
- Ultra-wide: 12MP, ƒ/2.2, 1.4µm with dual-pixel AF and a 120-degree FoV
- Laser AF sensor

10x optical zoom
100x "Space Zoom"

Front:
- 40MP, ƒ/2.2, 0.7µm, with phase-detection AF

 

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 As far as features go though, the Galaxy S21 Ultra offers a much more versatile camera array. While the iPhone 13 Pro Max offers a wide, main, and 2.5x telephoto sensor that all come in at 12MP, Samsung comes in swinging with a wide, a huge 108MP standard, 3x optical telephoto, 10x optical telephoto, and a laser-guided focus system.

 

 

 

4148. Travel Stories. 2014 visit to Naypyidaw Zoo

 

 

 

 

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